Anime like Fate/Zero

Kara no Kyoukai: Fukan Fuukei

Also known as the Garden of sinners Chapter 1: Thanatos. (Overlooking View).

Studio: Aniplex , ufotable , Kodansha , Aniplex of America , Notes
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mystery , Supernatural , Thriller

September, 1998: In the city where Shiki lives, something triggers a spate of mysterious schoolgirl suicides. The connection between the girls who've leapt to their deaths is unclear, although all of them have jumped from the Fujou Building, a skyscraper scheduled to be demolished.



Tags: Suicide , Ghost , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Dissociative Identities , Super Power , Philosophy , Tragedy , Gore , Achronological Order , Kuudere , Primarily Adult Cast , Denpa

Kara no Kyoukai: Mujun Rasen

Also known as the Garden of sinners Chapter 5: Paradox Paradigm.

Studio: ufotable , Aniplex of America , Notes
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mystery , Romance , Supernatural , Thriller

November, 1998: Shiki meets a boy named Tomoe Enjou, a runaway who claims to be a murderer. Shiki allows Tomoe to use her apartment as his hideout, but one day, Tomoe sees his mother whom he's sure he's killed.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Super Power , Anti-Hero , Magic , Achronological Order , Urban Fantasy , Gore , Kuudere , Philosophy , Memory Manipulation , Primarily Adult Cast , Crime , Tragedy , Bisexual , Urban , Love Triangle

Lord El-Melloi II-sei no Jikenbo: "Rail Zeppelin" Grace note

Also known as Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files {Rail Zeppelin} Grace note.

Studio: TROYCA , Aniplex , Notes
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

Ten years after facing defeat in the Fourth Holy Grail War, Waver Velvet, now Lord El Melloi II, teaches classes at the Clock Tower—the center of education for mages. However, his new status as "Lord" comes with a caveat: obey the orders of Reines, the younger sister of the deceased Kayneth El Melloi, until she is old enough to rule the House of El Melloi.

Waver, along with his mysterious apprentice Gray, takes on a series of cases assigned by Reines and the Mages Association. With each case proving to be more complex than the last, could there be more to the Clock Tower than meets the eye, and what secrets does Reines hide?

Tags: Magic , Detective , Urban Fantasy , Trains , Spearplay , Necromancy , Ghost , Astronomy , Teacher , Male Protagonist , Foreign , Religion , Ojou-sama , Vampire , Fairy , Werewolf

Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica

Also known as Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

Studio: Aniplex , Shaft , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Movic , Nitroplus , Aniplex of America , Madoka Partners , Houbunsha , Manga Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Psychological , Thriller

One night, 14-year-old Madoka Kaname has a terrible nightmare - against the backdrop of a devastated city, she witnesses a girl fight a losing battle against a dreadful being lingering above, while a cat-like magical creature tells Madoka the only way to change such tragic outcome is for her to make a contract with him and become a magical girl.

The next day, the teen's dream seemingly becomes reality as the girl she saw in her dream - Homura - arrives at Mitakihara Middle School as a transfer student, mysteriously warning Madoka to stay just the way she is; but when later on she and her best friend Sayaka encounter the same cat-like magical creature from her dream - who introduces himself as Kyubey - the pair discovers that magical girls are real, and what's more, they can choose to become one. All they must do is sign a contract with Kyubey and agree to take on the duty to fight abstract beings called 'witches' that spread despair to the human world, and in return, each one of them will be granted any single wish they desire. However, as Homura's omen suggests, there might be far more to becoming a magical girl than Madoka and Sayaka realize...

Notes:
Due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the broadcasts of episodes 11 and 12 were delayed and were later aired as a double feature on April 21, 2011.

Tags: Tragedy , Magic , Female Protagonist , Witch , Primarily Female Cast , Time Manipulation , Urban Fantasy , Philosophy , Alternate Universe , Primarily Teen Cast , Yuri , Time Loop , Coming of Age , Henshin , Kuudere , Survival , Aliens , Urban , Primarily Child Cast , Ensemble Cast , Gods , Anti-Hero , Suicide , Love Triangle , Guns , Spearplay , School , Tomboy , Anthropomorphism , Achronological Order

Re:CREATORS

Also known as Re:CREATORS.

Studio: TROYCA , Magic Capsule , ABC Animation , Aniplex , Shogakukan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mecha , Thriller

People have created many stories. Joy, sadness, anger, deep emotion. Stories stir up emotion and captivate. However, those emotions are nothing more than the feelings of a spectator. What if the characters in the stories had their own "will"? In their eyes, are we, the creators of the stories, like gods? Revolution for our world. Punishment for the land of the gods.

Re:CREATORS. Everyone becomes a Creator.



Tags: Writing , Crossover , Isekai , Urban Fantasy , Meta , Magic , Otaku Culture , Drawing , Tragedy , Ensemble Cast , Super Power , Alternate Universe , Battle Royale , Swordplay , Video Games , Robots , Spearplay , Super Robot , Suicide , Guns

takt op.Destiny

Also known as takt op.Destiny.

Studio: Bandai Namco Arts , DeNA , MADHOUSE , MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Music

Music is the light that illuminates people's hearts-- and that "light" was suddenly taken from the world. The world changed the night the black "Kuroya Meteorite" fell. Grotesque monsters known as D2 emerged from the meteorite and began to overrun the land and people. As the D2 were drawn to melodies people played, eventually "music" itself became taboo.

However, those who opposed the monsters appeared. They the "Musicart," girls who draw power from music. They possess the great operas and musical scores of humanity history and use them to defeat the D2.



Tags: Henshin , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Classical Music , Foreign , Post-Apocalyptic , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Amnesia , Kuudere , Ensemble Cast , Dystopian , Disability , Adoption , Dinosaurs

Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld Part 2

Also known as Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld Part 2.

Studio: Aniplex , A-1 Pictures , EGG FIRM , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

The final load test... The war between the Human Empire and the Dark Territory has engulfed Underworld entirely. The battle has shifted course with the Dark Territory army led by Gabriel, who seeks to capture Alice, the Priestess of Light, against Asuna and the Human Empire forces fighting to save Underworld.

As Kirito's consciousness remains buried in a deep sleep, Gabriel, standing in as the Dark God Vecta, has recruited thousands of American players to log in to Underworld to annihilate the Human Empire forces. Meanwhile, Asuna, Sinon, and Leafa have joined the battle utilizing three super-accounts of the deities of the Underworld. As the Goddess of Creation Stacia Asuna fights alongside the Human Empire forces to take on the American players in a vicious combat. Sinon, who has gained the super-account for the Sun Goddess Solus, is in pursuit of Gabriel, who has abducted Alice, while Leafa arrives to Underworld with the super-account Earth Goddess Terraria.

But that is not all...

The impassioned speech by Lisbeth has convinced many ALO players to join the fight with the Human Empire despite the risks. With this great war, not only Underworld's continued existence, but the bottom-up artificial intelligence, the ultimate AI, and even the future of mankind is at stake.

Though he has yet to awaken, only one man holds the fate of this world: the Black Swordsman.



Tags: Virtual World , Female Protagonist , War , Artificial Intelligence , Video Games , Swordplay , Heterosexual , Primarily Female Cast , Isekai , Primarily Teen Cast , Military , Conspiracy , Female Harem , Male Protagonist , Time Skip , Amnesia , Memory Manipulation , Gore , Reincarnation , Gods , Cult , Space Opera , Space

Fate/strange Fake: Whispers of Dawn

Also known as Fate/strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn-.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Aniplex , Notes
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

Years after the Fifth Holy Grail War in Japan, strange reports surface of one appearing in America. Attracting new Mages and Servants, the question is raised about the relic’s authenticity. As the city of Snowfield is turned into a bloody battleground, specific details seem wrong. Is it possible someone is manipulating this twisted little play, and if so, does this mean the true Holy Grail exists?



Note: Special premiere occurred in Los Angeles at Anime Expo before the Japanese television premiere on July 2, 2023.

Tags: Magic , Mythology , Foreign , Gods , Shapeshifting , Agender , Battle Royale , Urban Fantasy , Animals , Death Game , Vampire , Swordplay , Police , Urban , Isekai , Guns , Assassins

Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu

Also known as Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-.

Studio: White Fox , Funimation , Kadokawa Shoten , Media Factory , AT-X , TV Tokyo , Magic Capsule
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Romance , Thriller

In the story, Subaru Natsuki is an ordinary high school student who is lost in an alternate world, where he is rescued by a beautiful, silver-haired girl. He stays near her to return the favor, but the destiny she is burdened with is more than Subaru can imagine. Enemies attack one by one, and both of them are killed. He then finds out he has the power to rewind death, back to the time he first came to this world. But only he remembers what has happened since.



Notes:
The first episode aired with a runtime of ~50 minutes as opposed to the standard 25 minute long episode.
In the Winter 2020 season, Re:ZERO was rebroadcast and re-edited to fit into an hour time-slot. This edit included the first OVA and added slight modifications to certain scenes throughout. It also added an additional scene at the end of the final episode.

Tags: Isekai , Time Manipulation , Time Loop , Tragedy , Alternate Universe , Male Protagonist , Witch , Magic , Gore , Cult , Body Horror , Love Triangle , Maids , Suicide , Heterosexual , Primarily Female Cast , Unrequited Love , Elf , Yandere , Demons , Politics , Hikikomori , Coming of Age , Butler , Femboy , Tomboy , Travel , Twins , Assassins , Kemonomimi , Meta , Kuudere , Nekomimi , CGI , Dragons , Body Swapping , Crossdressing , Foreign , Tsundere

Fate/Grand Order: Shuukyoku Tokuiten - Kani Jikan Shinden Solomon

Also known as Fate/Grand Order Final Singularity - Grand Temple of Time: Solomon.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Supernatural

After battling their way through all seven Singularities, the Chaldea Security Organization has finally arrived at the endpoint of the Grand Order: The Final Singularity, Grand Temple of Time: Solomon.

Now is the time to defeat the root of all evil, Solomon, the King of Mages. Now is the time to reclaim the future.

With the final operation looming large, Romani Archaman considers the choices he will soon have to make, Mash Kyrielight dwells on life’s limitations, and Fujimaru prepares to receive a new Mystic Code.

All their many encounters have led to this moment as Fujimaru and Mash at last embark on their final operation...

[Source: Aniplex USA]

Tags: Magic , Crossover , Mythology , Pirates , Time Manipulation , Historical , Demons , Swordplay , Spearplay , Archery , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Battle Royale , CGI